uganda

• country in eastern africa between kenya and people's republic of the congo
the republic of uganda is a country in eastern africa. it was a british protectorate from the 19th century until independence in 1962. idi amin dada came to power in a coup in 1971 and ruled until 1979. yoweri museveni opposed milton obote, who became president in 1980. as leader of the national resistance army (nra), museveni fought a guerrilla war from 1980 until 1986, when the nra captured kampala and yoweri museveni became president. he instituted a non-party political system of government through his national resistance movement (nrm). uganda is a member of the commonwealth and the organization of african unity. it exports coffee. large foreign debts and high inflation are major economic problems.